In This Issue:
Local School Open Days
Kids Colouring Competition
Our May Cover Child
Competition

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Welcome to the March 2014 edition of Your Child in Whittlesea!
This month, our magazine is packed with community events and information. Join
the National Ride2School Day or ‘It All Adds Up’ campaign for a healthy Whittlesea.
Be a part of the attempt to break a Guinness World Record (see page 22) at the City
of Whittlesea Community Festival this month!
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This month we continue on our quest to find our May Cover Child. If you have not
done so already, please submit entries of your little superstars before the
competition closes at the end of this month (see page 4). We also have the Sleepy
Kitten Colouring Competition in our Kids Corner (page 29). Enter for a chance to
win a “Sleepy Kitty” guided relaxation CD for kids from Dinosnores.
Our What’s On page fills up fast, with so many community organisations offering
great events and services to families in our local area. As we can only include a
small selection of the plethora of listings in any given month, we will using our
Facebook page to post community notices and updates of relevant events and
information that we receive. So, make sure you “like” us on
www.facebook.com/yourchildinwhittlesea to stay informed.
Finally, remember to shop local and support our wonderful advertisers, who make
it possible for this magazine to be FREE to families like yourselves. Thank you for
being a part of this community.
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is turning 1 in May
As part of our celebrations we are giving away the opportunity for one of our young readers
to be featured on the front cover of our birthday issue

YOUR CHILD could be our MAY COVER CHILD!
We are also giving away some great prize packages courtesy of our wonderful advertisers

2ND PRIZE

1ST PRIZE
A free professional photoshoot
& 1 free 8" x 10" print
courtesy of Image of You Photography
(valued at $275)
plus the opportunity to be our cover child
in our special May 2014 issue
(valued at over $500)

3RD PRIZE
a voucher for one term free
at ready steady go kids
courtesy of Ready Steady Go Kids
(valued at $183.50)

To enter, upload a photo of your cute little cover model onto our facebook page, with their name & age
www.facebook.com/YourChildinWhittlesea
or Email a photo, name & age to: info@yourchildinwhittlesea.com.au

Closing date: March 31st 2014
Terms & Conditions: Decision of the judges is final. Winners will be notified and their names will
be posted on our Facebook page and published in our May issue. The winner of the first prize is
required to be available for the cover photo shoot which will be scheduled at a suitable time
between the 1st and 15th of April 2014. Prizes cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer
and are not redeemable for cash. Prize offers must be used before the 31st of December 2014.

club has won numerous Aggregates, Victorian
State Title wins and the prestigious Ballarat
Royal South Street win in 2013.
In 2015, the club will be moving to the new
Woodland Waters Reserve (currently under
construction) along with the Mernda Football
and Cricket Clubs. The Calisthenics club’s new
name and colours were introduced to match the
Mer nda spor ting club colour s. Mer nda
Calisthenics Club has three qualified & dedicated
coaches who are committed to ensuring that
participants have fun, build friendships, grow
and develop into confident performers.

Have your say on ac ve travel to school for a chance to win!
If you are a parent, carer or member of a
local school community Healthy Together
Whi lesea want to hear from you about
studentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ac ve travel (including walking,
riding, scoo ng and ska ng) to and from
school.
Complete the online survey to go into
the draw to win* an Alere Pebble ac vity
monitor.
The survey will close on Friday 4 April.
www.surveymonkey.com/s/P2Sparent
Healthy Together Whi lesea is a jointly
funded ini a ve of the State Government of
Victoria and the Australian Government.
(*Terms & Conditions apply)

ride2school.com.au

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Open day @
The Kilmore Interna onal School
The Kilmore Interna onal School (TKIS) is a unique
boarding and day school for students in Years 5 to
12 with a record of outstanding academic
achievement. Realise your child’s poten al and
experience the diﬀerence of studying with
mo vated students and excep onal teachers.
Generous scholarships are available.
Come along to our open day on Thursday 20
March 2014 between 10:00am and 12:00pm to
meet the Principal and tour the school. Please call
recep on to register.
For further infoma on, please visit our website at
www.kilmore.vic.edu.au, email
info@kilmore.vic.edu.au or phone (03) 5782 2211.

A premier IB world School

family day care
...
A desire to succeed
A child qualiﬁca on or
willingness to study
A warm and secure
family focused home

Working with Children Checks &
Police Checks Apply
Approved by the Australian Government
Rated as Exceeding Na onal Standard

contact: Lize Roos
on 0400 514 424
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lize@buildingblockstherapy.com.au
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Help us break a world record!
We need you to help us beat the Guinness World
Record for the largest circuit training class at this year's
annual Community Festival. The current record sits at
2,061 by Guy Leech at Alexandra Gardens Melbourne in
2013.
Participants will need to perform a series of familiar
exercises for around 3mins each including skipping, aerobics, lunges and sit ups.
The attempt is part of Healthy Together Whittlesea's campaign to encourage
everyone to do a bit more activity every day – it all adds up.
Adults need at least 30 minutes of moderate intensity physical activity most days
and kids need double this every day. Residents joining the largest circuit training
attempt can combine their 30 minutes of daily physical activity with breaking a
world record.
Lalor resident Elizabeth James is looking forward to taking on the challenge with
her four children. “What a fantastic way to have fun and keep active with the kids,
family and friends! We can't wait to join in.”
Everyone who registers will also go in the draw to win one of ten Alere Pebbles that
will allow you to monitor your own health and get involved in activity challenges.
Email: healthytogether@whittlsea.vic.gov.au to pre-register your interest
or visit healthy.whittlesea.vic.gov.au for more information on the
world record attempt plus ideas to do a bit more activity every day –

2016 Kinder Applications Open on 3 March 2014
Visit http://www.whittlesea.vic.gov.au/community-services-and-health/familyservices/kindergarten-enrolments for more information

Breastfeeding Drop-in Service in Epping & Mernda
A FREE service requiring no appointment where mothers of babies up to
6-months of age can ‘drop in’ for support with breastfeeding. Call Council’s
Maternal & Child Health Service on 9404 8888 for dates and times
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ATTENTION:
Community Organisations’
Fundraising Opportunity
The 2014 People’s Choice Community Lottery is a self
help fundraising scheme for not-for-profit sporting
clubs, schools and pre-schools, community groups
and charitable organisations. Tickets and all costs
associated with prizes, promotional material,
advertising, printing of tickets are covered with 100%
of all purchases being directed back to the
participating organisations

Visit www.peopleschoicecu.com.au/communitylottery/ for more information
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Diamond Valley Multiple Birth Association Masquerade Trivia Night
This event will be hosted by the very entertaining trivia extraordinaire, Justin from Quiz
Meisters Trivia. Limited number of tickets available at $20.00 per person and tables will
seat either 8 or 10 seats per table. Grab your friends, workmates and family for a night
of entertainment. There will be a lucky envelope sale ($25 per envelope), raffle ($5 per
ticket), silent auctions and random prizes
throughout the night.

Saturday the 31st of May @ 7.30pm
At Epping Memorial Hall (Function Room)
827 High St, Epping VIC 3076
For further information, ticket sales or if
you are interested in donating for this
event email: info@dvmba.amba.org.au
www.facebook.com/DVMBA
http://www.dvmba.amba.org.au/

The Australian Air League is a national youth organisation
that aims to promote and encourage the development of
aviation in the youth of Australia, encourage good citizenship,
teamwork and to develop the ingenuity and resourcefulness
of it's members. Membership is open to boys and girls aged 8
to 18 with a passion for aviation, fun and adventure.

If that sounds like you - we'd love to hear from you!
http://www.airleague.com.au/

https://www.facebook.com/AustralianAirLeague

The newly formed Whittlesea Squadron meets every Friday 7:30-9:30 pm
at the Scout Hall, Fir Street, Whittlesea (during School Term)
We are also looking for volunteers to train tomorrows leaders!
Would you be interested in become a Leader in the Whittlesea Squadron?
If you have a community event or activity happening in the Whittlesea council area
Email to: info@yourchildinwhittlesea.com.au
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Send your entries to:
Your Child in Whittlesea Kids Corner
PO Box 40 Doreen 3754
or Email: info@yourchildinwhittlesea.com.au
* A perfect CD for calming your children after a full day at school or day
care. Check out www.dinosnores.com for audio samples of Sleepy Kitten.
Entries close 20th of March.

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